Sign the Pledge

“We the undersigned are sick & tired of secret bills that nobody reads, obstruction of Presidential nominations, reckless special interest spending and debt, constant government shutdown drama, and too many vacations with too little work. Congress should delay August recess until government funding legislation has been openly debated in the House and Senate with a full opportunity for votes on amendments, and is approved by both houses and sent to the President; and the Senate should delay August recess until sufficient progress has been made confirming the President’s nominees.”

“I will never sign another bill like this again. I’m not going to do it again. Nobody read it. It’s only hours old.”
— Donald TrumpPresident of the United States

Recent News

From Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday announced plans to cancel the chamber’s annual August recess, bowing to a push spearheaded by Georgia U.S. Sen. David Perdue… Perdue spent the last month agitating for Senate leaders to cancel the annual break –mirroring a successful push he made last summer. This year, Perdue unveiled a … Continue reading “McConnell Bows to Conservative Pressure on August Recess, Yet Still Not Working Nights or Weekends”

From Conservative HQ: It started innocuously enough with a comment from Marc Short, the White House legislative affairs director, who said during an event on Capitol Hill with conservative leaders: “If we reach August and [they] still have not completed appropriations work or not confirmed our nominees, then of course we would like to see … Continue reading “Conservatives To Mitch McConnell: Do Your Job or No Vacation”

From the Daily Signal: “It is time to drain the swamp, and we can help do that by keeping the pumps running in August,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said at a press conferenceTuesday aimed in part at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “It is time to cancel the August recess, keep members here, get the spending … Continue reading “16 Senate Republicans Urge Colleagues to Work Through August, Get Nominees Confirmed Faster”

From The Hill newspaper: President Trump challenged Congress on Saturday to get a funding deal done before they recess in August or “not go home.” “The Senate should get funding done before the August break, or NOT GO HOME,” Trump tweeted. “Wall and Border Security should be included. Also waiting for approval of almost 300 nominations, worst … Continue reading “Trump challenges Congress: Get spending done or skip August recess”

From Breitbart News: Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) held a press conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill to announce an effort to get the Senate to craft, debate, and pass a spending bill and confirm President Donald Trump’s 271 outstanding nominations before the scheduled August recess — or stay in Washington until the work gets done. Perdue … Continue reading “Sen. Perdue, Conservatives Launch #MakeCongressWork Campaign”

From Roll Call: The White House hopes the Senate will get spending bills done and curtail the nominations backlog before the August recess, but it is backing a call to cut down the break if needed to overcome delays in confirming President Donald Trump’s nominations. Marc Short, the White House legislative affairs director, made that clear during an … Continue reading “Trump to Congress: No August Recess Until Appropriations, Nominations Done”

CPI’s Senior Director of Policy, Rachel Bovard, recently wrote in The Hill on how Republicans can fix the broken budget process and pass a budget with conservative policy victories: GOP leadership is already writing their end-of-the-year spending bill. If conservatives want to have a say in this process, they should demand that the bill is … Continue reading “Republicans will need to learn from past mistakes to adopt a winning appropriations strategy”